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RIGHT ATRIUM

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The right upper chamber of the heart that receives blood from the venae cavae and coronary sinus

Synonyms:

atrium dextrum; right atrium; right atrium of the heart

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("right atrium" is a kind of...):

atrium cordis; atrium of the heart (the upper chamber of each half of the heart)

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 Context examples: 

Aberrant drainage of one or more of the pulmonary veins which causes the return of oxygen-rich blood to the right atrium.

(Congenital Anomaly of Pulmonary Veins, NCI Thesaurus)

Example(s): celom, thoracic cavity, lesser sac of peritoneum, cavity of right atrium, lumen of blood vessel, mediastinum, anterior compartment of forearm, intervertebral foramen.

(Body Space, NCI Thesaurus/UWDA)